GRE Word List

PANACEA

a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all

The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.

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WordMeaning
disconsolatecheerless
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
ravagean act or practice of ravaging
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
seclusionthe act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation